Improvement in heating-stoves



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIUS O. O. CHURCH, OF PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEATING-STOVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,828, dated July 7,1874} application filled June 16, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, MARIUS O. O. CHURCH, of Parkersburg, in the countyof Wood and State of I Vest Virginia, have invented a new and ImprovedHeating-Stove 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a front'view of stove, partly broken away; Fig. 2, ahorizontal section; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation, and Fig. 4 a detailplan view.

The invention relates to and consists in means whereby a heating-stovemay be made to economize fuel and supply heat by radiation, reflection,and convection in a more thorough and effectual manner than has beenheretofore done. These means will first be fully described,and thenpointed out in the claims.

A represents a grate, pivoted by its crossbar a in the eyes of uprightstandards B B. Under the rear of grate the hearth O is made with an opendetachable section, 0, to allow the ashes to be discharged into theash-pan I), that slides in suitable guides, cl cl. The fire-place back Eis drawn in on the upward rise, upon a gradual curve toward thecentrally-placed flue F, thus causing the heat to be reflected from themetallic surface and transmitted into the room. Behind the back E isplaced an air-heating chamber, G, into which the air from room isadmitted through the dampered bottom inlets g g g, and also atmosphericair through the pipe H and dampered inlet h. In this chamber G I arrangea vertical arc-plate, I, perforated and provided with horizontalapertured flanges i. The object of these is to receive and store up theheat, so that the air may gradually and uniformly absorb the same andconvey it by convection into the room. K is a superposed chamber, thatreceives the air from chamber G, while its heat is derived mainly fromthe smoke-flue which it surrounds. flue I attach a series of metallicplates or strips, 7c, whose conductivity will enable them to readilytake the heat from the walls of flue and disseminate it over theirsurfaces, where it may be conveniently utilized in heating the air. L isthe perforated cover, through which the warmed air rises into the room.Thus it will be perceived that by the open grate I secure the ordinaryradiation; by the curved metallic face of hearth-back I reflect into theroom the heat that would otherwise be taken up the smoke-flue; and bymeans of the metallic plates in the air-heating chamber I store up theheat, like motion in the balance-wheel of a machine, and allow thepassing air to receive a uniform and genial warmth. In this way I notonly economize greatly the fuel and utilize a maximum of the heat, butcause a chamber or building to continually receive accessions of freshair at a uniform temperature, thus preventing the colds, ca-

tarrhs, and various ailments arising from the MARIUS O. O. CHURCH.

Witnesses:

BARNA. POWELL, JOHN M. BROWN.

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